Reviews
  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    First Drop Theming Smoothness Too short

    A great dive coaster experience, which is a genre of coaster I really enjoy. What Dr. Diabolical lacks in height vs. other dive coasters, it makes up for in the 95 degree vertical drop and fantastic t...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Airtimes First Drop Pace

    The Dad: This ride is unbelievable and lived up to the hype for me. That it sits 45 minutes from my house at a really (I mean "really") small park with carnival rides as your alternatives is almost to...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Nice surprise! Fun Ejectors

    We jumped on Thunderhead to start the day and came back to it for multiple rides towards the end of my first Dollywood experience. While we came to the park with our eyes set on other coasters (that a...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Inversions Location Fun

    This was my 4th B&M Invert of the summer after Raptor, Afterburn, and a Batman clone. I must say, I really liked it despite the novelty being a bit worn out. The setting, theming and views were much b...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Nice surprise! Duration

    A really strong effort for a family coaster with solid theming, some nice twists and turns including multiple helixes (I think), and an extended duration that weaves into the quarry setting and keeps ...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Theming Launch Pointless

    Amazing theming and a pretty solid launch get this ride experience out of the gates in a very strong way. Unfortunately, I found the rest of the ride to be quite forgettable. Lots of twists and turns,...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Inversions Location Rattle Headbanging

    This was my first floorless B&M and I didn't enjoy it very much. For whatever reason, I found myself a bit woozy and disoriented coming away from the ride. That could've been my fault as we were reall...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    First Drop Pace Intensity Rattle Too short Discomfort

    I'm not sure the Raptor-track RMCs are for me. I enjoyed Golden Lasso and Jersey Devil before it, but I don't love the experiences. There is a lot of intensity packed into a short ride and small frame...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Airtimes First Drop Nice surprise!

    Steel Eel is highly under-appreciated in my view. I quite liked it. I haven't been on other Morgan rides, but I get the sense they all get an unfair wrap. Granted, the lap bars, train comfort and airt...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Inversions Intensity Rattle

    Standard Batman clone. It's never a "bad" experience, but the novelty has worn off a little as I've been on a few in the last month (SFGA, SFOG). The wear and tear on this one were more pronounced tha...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Pace Fun Duration Discomfort

    A "good" ripping and rocking woody from GCI. I only went on it once and while it seemingly had all the elements of other CGI's I've enjoyed, it was "fine" and nothing more for me. There was no one els...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Launch Fun Layout Intensity

    This coaster is not meant to blow your socks off and it doesn't. But it's really nice intro to intensity for younger audiences and delivers a really fun experience front-to-back for all riders. The tw...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Theming Fun Duration Intensity

    I've been on this ride multiple times over 30 years...I've always enjoyed it much more than Space Mountain. It's not going to set any records, but it's pretty good by Disney standards and watching my ...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    a fine mine-ride/family coaster...not much more to say.

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Capacity Inversions Harness Discomfort

    This is a pretty typical Arrow from the 80's where there are clearly advances to pioneering coasters and multiple elements included in the ride - but it's not very comfortable and while it's enjoyable...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Lap Bar Fun Discomfort

    A better ride than I anticipated...not the best woody I've ridden, but certainly not awful. I went on it over 3 months ago and I thought I'd captured the review in a more timely manner. Unfortunately,...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Airtimes First Drop Layout

    I loved Nitro. I've been on a bunch of B&M hypers over the past year and while they are tamer than some of your top-end RMC's and Intamin rides, they consistently deliver quality riding experiences an...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Inversions Fun

    I know it's a clone, but I like the SFOG version better. Maybe it's the paint...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    First Drop Inversions Fun Rattle

    My first RMC raptor track coaster...I really liked it, but didn't love it. I found Jersey Devil (and likely it's counterparts) to be an innovative and unique concept that enables you to experience so...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Pace Intensity Ejectors Discomfort

    My goodness. El Toro is no joke. We opened and closed our day at SFGA with it and while I thought it would feel tamer on the second go-round, especially after hitting all the other big rides at the pa...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    First Drop Location Intensity

    This ride got it all started for me - back in 1982 when my love for roller coasters was born. I grew up 15 minutes from Hersheypark, but Hershey didn't have anything that could compare to the Loch Nes...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Airtimes Launch Hangtime Too short

    Goodness, this ride gave me more of a thrill than I was expecting. And I don't think I was alone. The screams coming off Tempesto surpassed anything I heard on Apollo's Chariot and rivaled Pantheon. I...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Location Discomfort Pointless

    This ride has a fantastic location within the park and looks like it could have something special going on from the outside lookin in. Alas, it does not. I also found it really uncomfortable as my kne...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Pointless

    This was a bad wild mouse hidden in the dark. The kids might enjoy it, so I'm sure it has a role in the park's broader vision, but I was really underwhelmed.

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Nice surprise! Launch Intensity

    In spite of all the hype over nearly two decades, you can’t really be prepared for Kingda Ka the first time you ride it. It felt more like a NASA or SpaceX tryout than a rollercoaster. What an incredi...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Nice surprise! Launch Intensity

    This coaster brought me out of retirement and introduced me to a whole new generation of thrills and intensity. For that, I will always hold Incredible Hulk in a special place in my heart. I had not b...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Theming Nice surprise! Location Discomfort

    A nice twist on a mine ride - certainly more interesting than most. All-in-all, a commendable effort with some real thrill components that is undermined to a degree by some really uncomfortable transi...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Launch Layout Duration Capacity Intensity

    This is the best family-coaster at Dollywood. Really well thought, planned and located as an attraction. The launches and length are the best qualities when you remove all the theming (which is really...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Theming Location Intensity

    A nice concept for a coaster with high production elements and theming. Relatively tame in terms of intensity, even for a family coaster with a couple tricks up its sleeve. Quite a hit for young rider...

  • Sean R. 1 year ago

    Theming Disappointing!

    A profound nostalgia casts a spell on many enthusiasts that I couldn't quite grasp. This ride was not for me. It felt like an old, dated carnival ride from my childhood.